Accounts Receivable Team Lead

Sapiens; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapiens is seeking a Revenue Accountant in Bengaluru to own the accurate and timely accounting of revenue across SaaS, software, implementation, professional services, and usage-based arrangements. This individual contributor cum team lead role supports ASC 606/IFRS 15 policies and enables AR operations through close activities.

The role integrates with contract reviews, revenue schedules, and close processes while guiding junior AR tasks and audit support.

Qualifications

• CA with 3-4 years revenue accounting in SaaS/tech.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 606/IFRS 15 and revenue recognition.
• Proficient in Excel and data reconciliation.
• Experience with revenue schedules and month-end close.
• Familiarity with ERP/billing systems.
• Ability to explain accounting outcomes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Apply ASC 606/IFRS 15 policies to recurring and moderately complex SaaS, software, professional services and usage-based arrangements.
• Review contracts, statements of work and amendments to identify billing and revenue implications, including deliverables, pricing, acceptance terms, contract changes and revenue timing.
• Prepare and maintain revenue schedules for subscription, licence, maintenance, implementation, professional services and consumption-based revenue streams.
• Prepare or review percentage-of-completion/progress calculations for applicable service arrangements, including budget-to-actual performance, estimates to complete and approved catch-up adjustments.
• Execute month-end revenue close activities, including revenue journals, billed-to-revenue reconciliation, deferred revenue and unbilled/contract asset reconciliations, cut-off checks and management reporting inputs.
• Assess routine contract modifications, renewals, cancellations, credits and usage adjustments within policy and escalates exceptions outside established guidance.
• Translate approved accounting conclusions into clear billing instructions and provide technical support to AR team on complex invoice or deferral issues.
• Maintain practical revenue procedures, contract-review checklists, calculation templates and close documentation;
• Identify and test automation opportunities for recurring revenue schedules, reconciliations, contract screening and exception reporting.
• Coach AR processors, review selected outputs and coordinate revenue workstream priorities during close.
• Support regional Finance Directors and auditors with clear calculations, workpapers and explanations for assigned revenue areas.
• Provide audit workpapers and explanations for assigned revenue areas and support resolution of auditor queries
• Review AR team's work, provide coaching and coordinate close-period priorities.

Skills

Revenue accounting

ASC 606/IFRS 15

Excel

Data reconciliation

ERP systems

Contract review

Financial reporting

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

Tools

ERP systems

Billing systems

Job description

Role Purpose

Own the accurate and timely accounting of revenue for SaaS, software, implementation, professional services and usage-based arrangements within established ASC 606/IFRS 15 policies across the group. The role performs revenue close activities, maintains unbilled and deferred revenue schedules, supports audit and controls, and guides AR operations. This is an individual contributor cum team lead role.

Role Purpose

Own the accurate and timely accounting of revenue for SaaS, software, implementation, professional services and usage-based arrangements within established ASC 606/IFRS 15 policies across the group. The role performs revenue close activities, maintains unbilled and deferred revenue schedules, supports audit and controls, and guides AR operations. This is an individual contributor cum team lead role.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply established ASC 606/IFRS 15 policies to recurring and moderately complex SaaS, software, professional services and usage-based arrangements.
• Review contracts, statements of work and amendments to identify billing and revenue implications, including deliverables, pricing, acceptance terms, contract changes and revenue timing.
• Prepare and maintain revenue schedules for subscription, licence, maintenance, implementation, professional services and consumption-based revenue streams.
• Prepare or review percentage-of-completion/progress calculations for applicable service arrangements, including budget-to-actual performance, estimates to complete and approved catch-up adjustments.
• Execute month-end revenue close activities, including revenue journals, billed-to-revenue reconciliation, deferred revenue and unbilled/contract asset reconciliations, cut-off checks and management reporting inputs.
• Assess routine contract modifications, renewals, cancellations, credits and usage adjustments within policy and escalates exceptions outside established guidance.
• Translate approved accounting conclusions into clear billing instructions and provide technical support to AR team on complex invoice or deferral issues.
• Maintain practical revenue procedures, contract-review checklists, calculation templates and close documentation;
• Identify and test automation opportunities for recurring revenue schedules, reconciliations, contract screening and exception reporting.
• Coach AR processors, review selected outputs and coordinate revenue workstream priorities during close.
• Support regional Finance Directors and auditors with clear calculations, workpapers and explanations for assigned revenue areas.
• Provide audit workpapers and explanations for assigned revenue areas and support resolution of auditor queries
• Review AR team's work, provide coaching and coordinate close-period priorities.

Experience And Qualifications

• CA with 3-4 years of revenue accounting, technical and financial accounting experience, preferably in SaaS, software or technology.
• Practical working knowledge of ASC 606 and/or IFRS 15 and experience applying established policy to subscription, software and services arrangements.
• Hands-on experience with revenue schedules, unbilled and deferred revenue reconciliations, revenue journals and month-end close.
• Experience reviewing contracts and amendments for billing and revenue implications; exposure to POC/progress calculations is required.
• Strong Excel and data-reconciliation skills; experience with ERP, billing or revenue systems is desirable.
• Ability to explain accounting outcomes clearly to finance and commercial stakeholders.

About Us

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. is a global leader of AI-centric, SaaS-based insurance software, delivering hyper-relevant experiences that are efficient, compliant, and innovative. With agile intelligence, Sapiens' solutions turn real-time data and human insight into precise action at every moment, across every risk. The Sapiens platform includes agentic workflows accelerating every capability across policy, underwriting, claims, reinsurance, decisioning, and finance and compliance. With more than 600 insurers in over 30 countries running on Sapiens, our deep industry expertise is the foundation of our long-term relationships, from initial implementation through to modernization and market transformation. Sapiens is headquartered in London, serving customers in property and casualty, life, reinsurance, specialty, and workers' compensation from offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For more information visit www.sapiens.com , or follow us on Linkedin